Student
Academic Consulting
Center Wins National Award

It has
been a year of prestigious citations and awards at Baruch
(the Newman Library, the Newman Vertical Campus) and now the College’s
tutoring program, called the Student
Academic Consulting Center (or SACC, for short) joins
the ever-growing list of award-winning facilities and programs
at Baruch College. In October it received the Frank L. Christ
Outstanding Learning Center Award from the National College
Learning Center Association (NCLCA). The new prize recognizes
exceptional tutoring centers at four-year colleges across
the nation.

SACC serves
an estimated 5,300 undergraduate students at Baruch College
each year. Staffed by over 100 tutors, workshop leaders, consultants
and faculty liaisons, the center provides both professional
and peer support for students in need of academic help. All
tutors have completed the center’s training curriculum,
which earlier this year received Level 1 certification from
the College Reading and Learning Association’s International
Tutoring Certification Program.

According
to the self-study SACC conducted to accompany its application
for the award, over 95% of the students who used the Center
reported that they would recommend its services to other students.
“Our tutors are obviously very bright. They’re
dedicated to giving something back, and they do so in a highly
professional manner,” said Carol Morgan, director of
SACC. “It’s an honor to work with them on a daily
basis.”